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True or false the orbital period of halleys comet is about 75 years?
True
What is comet elenin?
It is supposed to be an "average" comet, but there is much speculation as to whether or not this is true. The mass of the object is still in question, and that helps promote the idea that it may not be a comet.
True or false The tail of a comet points toward the Sun?
The statement is utterly and completely false, and without a redeeming shred of truth.
Was Edmund halley the discoverer of Halley's comet?
No, Edmund Halley was not the discoverer of Halley's comet. He predicted the return of the comet, which led to its recognition as a periodic comet and its eventual naming after him. The comet's true discoverer is unknown, as it has been observed and recorded by various cultures throughout history.
Is it true that Halley's comet is seen every eighty -six years?
No, it's not (Halley's is a periodic comet, but its period is shorter than that, by about ten years).
What is a ball of ice dust and gasses that travels through space and orbits the sun?
a comet/meteorite
What comet is Mark Twain often associated with and why?
I think that he is often associated with Halley's Comet because he was born during a visit from the comet and he predicted that he would "go out with it" as well. As predicted, he died the day following the comet's subsequent return.
What is the connection between mark twian and halley comet?
Mark Twain was born in 1835, the year when Halley's Comet made its closest approach to Earth. Twain famously predicted that he would not die until the next return of the comet. True to his prediction, Twain died in 1910, the year after Halley's Comet's next return.
Is Halley's comet a planet or a comet?
It is a comet.
What was the comet seen by ancient Mesopotamians?
Halley's Comet
How does a comet begin?
The comet's tail is in front of the comet, not after
How true that in 2010 the earth will destroy by a comet?
I doubt that the earth will be destroied by a comet in 2010. The earth was suppose to end and get destroied back in 2001 but that never happened. What makes this time so different? I wouldn't worry about it.
